27 GIMP Projects + 547 GIMP Templates

Access 27 GIMP projects that you can use for your business right now in this course! In addition to these projects, you'll also get 547 pre-made templates to help you get started even faster, and you'll even learn how to edit and customize them for your own use. What's more you'll learn how to create your own custom graphics, logo, flyers, brochures and more. Regardless of your GIMP experience, you'll learn its nuts and bolts step-by-step as you follow along a pro with 30 years of design experience.

Access 67 lectures & 8 hours of content 24/7

Access 27 GIMP projects & 547 pre-made templates

Learn how to develop your Brand Identity & how your Brand is different from your logo

Learn pro tips on creating your own logo in GIMP

Customize 1 of the 92 included pre-made logos & get additional tips about getting a logo

Learn how to retouch like a pro in GIMP

Discover how to remove blemishes, scars & tan lines.

Learn how to remove anything in GIMP

Instructor

Chris Parker has 30 years experience as a pro photographer and teaches photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and GIMP. He has photographed thousands of portrait sessions and 500+ weddings in the last 30 years. He is also a graphic designer and a lifelong user of Photoshop (since 1991) and Lightroom (since 2007).

Important Details

Length of time users can access this course: lifetime

Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming

Certification of completion included

Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase

Experience level required: beginner

Requirements

Internet required

Course Outline

GIMP the Basics

Download the Templates

How to Install GIMP 2.10 for Windows - 4:10

How to Install GIMP 2.10 for Mac - 4:03

Setting up GIMP 2.10 - Part 1 - 8:47

Setting up GIMP 2.10 - Part 2 - 18:26

Keyboard Shortcuts - 7:58

Working With Files - Part 1 - 5:29

Working With Files - Part 2 - 7:23

Working With Files - Part 3 - 5:20

Working With Files - Part 4 - 2:23

Layers - Part 1 - 13:21

Layers - Part 2 - 5:20

Layers - Part 3 - 4:07

Text 101 - 4:42

Basic Shapes 101 - Part 1 - 6:19

Basic Shapes 101 - Part 2 - 2:49

GIMP 2.10 Design Project 1 - Develop Your Brand Identity

Create Your Brand Identity - 8:39

the Difference Between a Brand & a Logo - 4:38

Create Your Brand Identity Guide - 16:40

GIMP 2.10 Design Project 2 - How To Create Your Logo + Templates

3 Logo Options - 8:58

How to Edit the 92 Pre-made Logos Included & Where to Download - Part 1 - 10:43

How to Edit the 92 Pre-made Logos Included & Where to Download - Part 2 - 15:08

7 GIMP Web Design Projects

Learn GIMP Web Design with 7 Hands-on Projects

Professional web design is all about the user experience and growing your customer's bottom line. Which, will lead to more web design work than you can handle. The goal of this course is to teach you how to create web designs that provide a great user experience through actually doing web design projects. Jump into this 17-hour course, and you'll learn how to create great user experience web designs in GIMP.

Access 95 lectures & 17 hours of content 24/7

Come to grips w/ the GIMP essentials via real hands-on projects

Dive into add-on services you can up-sell to your UX web design clients

Learn how to re-touch images like a pro

Discover how to remove subjects from a background non-destructively

Learn how to transform an ordinary image into a piece of artwork in GIMP

Explore using gradients in GIMP for creative backgrounds

Instructor

Chris Parker has 30 years experience as a pro photographer and teaches photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and GIMP. He has photographed thousands of portrait sessions and 500+ weddings in the last 30 years. He is also a graphic designer and a lifelong user of Photoshop (since 1991) and Lightroom (since 2007).

GIMP: The Photoshop Alternative

Learn How to Use GIMP as a Solid Photoshop Alternative for Your Artwork

GIMP, or GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a free and feature-rich alternative for Photoshop. Whether you're on a budget or just tired of paying for Photoshop each month, GIMP is an amazing tool that can take your digital art to the next level with absolutely zero impact on your checking account. This GIMP course was created with beginners in mind, guiding you through everything from installation to essential tools and even advanced projects to take your understanding to the next level.

Access 133 lectures & 15 hours of content 24/7

Walk through installing GIMP & setting your preferences

Familiarize yourself w/ the 4 main tools in GIMP

Learn how to add text along a path

Discover how to add an image to text

Learn how to create text out of grass

Explore adding smoke to your image

Discover how to add a source of light to your image

Instructor

Chris Parker has 30 years experience as a pro photographer and teaches photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and GIMP. He has photographed thousands of portrait sessions and 500+ weddings in the last 30 years. He is also a graphic designer and a lifelong user of Photoshop (since 1991) and Lightroom (since 2007).

Important Details

Length of time users can access this course: lifetime

Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming

Certification of completion included

Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase

Experience level required: beginner

Requirements

Internet required

Course Outline

Getting Started with GIMP

Download GIMP Course Resources

How to install GIMP for Windows - 4:10

How to install GIMP for Mac - 4:03

How to setup the GIMP interface - 8:47

How to setup GIMP for maximum productivity - 18:26

How to use keyboard shortcuts in GIMP - 7:58

How to setup your keyboard shortcuts to match with Photoshop - 4:51

GIMP the Basics - Learn How to Work with Files in GIMP

How to open files in GIMP & the different file types - 7:23

How to create a new document in GIMP - 5:29

How to navigate around your GIMP documents + more - 5:20

How to save your GIMP files for web, print & more - 2:23

GIMP the Basics - Learn What Layers Are and How To Use Them

You'll learn what a GIMP layer is and it’s benefits in GIMP - 13:21

You'll learn what a Layer Mask is and how to use for editing in GIMP - 5:20

Discover all the Layer Attributes to use for your artwork in GIMP - 4:07

GIMP the Basics - Learn How to Use Blending Modes

You’ll learn the 7 types of Blending Modes and what they are - 12:17

How to use the Normal+ Blending Modes in GIMP - 4:10

How to use the Lighten Blending Modes in GIMP - 3:54

How to use the Darken Blending Modes in GIMP - 2:05

How to use the Contrast Blending Modes in GIMP - 2:17

How to use the Inversion & Component Blending Modes in GIMP - 5:11

GIMP the Basics - Tools Overview

the GIMP Tools Overview - 7:33

Tools workflow tip for presets & palettes in GIMP - 5:10

GIMP the Basics - Transform Tools

How to use the alignment tool in GIMP - 8:19

How to use the crop, rotate, shear, scale & perspective tools in GIMP - 8:35

How to use the unified and handle transform tool in GIMP - 6:11

How to use the cage & warp transform tool in GIMP - 3:59

GIMP the Basics - Paint Tools

How to use the fill and gradient tools in GIMP - 5:33

How to install and use custom brushes in GIMP - 7:24

How to use the brush tool in GIMP - Part 1 - 4:27

How to use the brush tool in GIMP - Part 2 - 9:58

How to use "MyPaint" brushes in GIMP - 3:30

GIMP the Basics - Color Tools + Photo Editing (Paint) Tools

Learn the difference between RAW and JPG file types - 5:09

How to use presets with the color tools in GIMP - 3:40

How to use the color balance tool to remove a color cast from an image in GIMP - 2:25

How to use the color temperature tool to fix the white balance of an image - 9:17

How to change the color of your image with the hue and saturation tool - 1:29

How to fix the exposure of your image with, well, the exposure tool in GIMP - 1:06

How to edit images, GIMP, to fix the shadows and highlights - 3:45

How to adjust the brightness and/or the contrast of your images with GIMP - 0:59

Detailed description of how to use the levels tool in GIMP - Part 1 - 5:51

Detailed description of how to use the levels tool in GIMP - Part 2 - 9:38

How to use the curves tool for precision and control over your edits - 3:42

How to use the threshold for unique editing situations - 3:13

How to use the colorize tool, in GIMP, for creative visual effects - 1:12

How to use the posterize + desaturate tool, in GIMP, for creative visual effects - 1:49

How to use the heal + clone tool for retouching your images in GIMP - 7:13

How to use the dodge + burn tool for retouching your images in GIMP - 3:08

GIMP 2.8/2.10 for Beginners

Get Savvy with This Photoshop-Alternative By Creating Professional-Looking Book Covers

In this course, you'll learn to use the Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), a great alternative to Photoshop that can help you produce professional-looking, high quality graphics on a budget. The course uses the creation of book covers for self-publishing as the basis for demonstrating the use of the program. The techniques demonstrated can be used to create stunning graphics for any purpose including display on the Web.

Access 101 lectures & 10 hours of content 24/7

Explore Installing, starting & stopping GIMP

Familiarize yourself w/ the GIMP window layout

Walk through creating a simple book cover

Explore working w/ layers & selections

Learn about using layer masks, stroking a path & more

Instructor

Born in Los Angeles, Brian Jackson has published well over 100 books in paperback and eBook formats over the past 4 years. Oddly enough this includes eBooks on how to self-publish books and how to create professional looking book covers using the GIMP platform.

GIMP 2.8/2.10 Intermediate

Go Beyond the GIMP Basics and Propel Your Projects to the Next Level

In this course, you go beyond the basics of GIMP as you learn tips and techniques for advanced text handling. Jump in, and you'll learn the instructor's favorite techniques when it comes to formatting text for presentation on the web. Whether its a book cover, album cover, web graphic, or logo, you'll discover the techniques required to make your images shine using GIMP.

Access 72 lectures & 6 hours of content 24/7

Learn how to set up GIMP & utilize text and text effects

Dive into layers & layer masks

Explore constructing & deconstructing logos

Instructor

Born in Los Angeles, Brian Jackson has published well over 100 books in paperback and eBook formats over the past 4 years. Oddly enough this includes eBooks on how to self-publish books and how to create professional looking book covers using the GIMP platform.

GIMP/HTML: Wordpress Website Development

Bring GIMP & HTML Together to Easily Create Professional Websites

This course will guide you through creating stunning web graphics with GIMP. You'll learn to produce common web graphics such as bullets, logos, banners, separators, and buttons, as well as where to find free and inexpensive images on the web. In the second half of the course, you'll discover how to use HTML and a browser to display and animate those images. Ultimately, you'll get a solid understanding of how to create each graphical element in the course and how to display those elements on a web page.

Access 33 lectures & 3 hours of content 24/7

Expand your understanding of GIMP & HTML

Learn how to use GIMP to create stunning web graphics on a PC or Mac

Explore using HTML & a browser to animate your images

Learn to use table & div tags to position graphics and text on the screen

Instructor

Born in Los Angeles, Brian Jackson has published well over 100 books in paperback and eBook formats over the past 4 years. Oddly enough this includes eBooks on how to self-publish books and how to create professional looking book covers using the GIMP platform.

GIMP Advanced Graphic Design

Use the Free GIMP Software to Create 3D book & eBook Covers for Self-Publishing

If you're getting bored doing the same old things in GIMP, maybe it's time to learn some new tricks. In over an hour and a half of lectures, this course will show you some of GIMP's advanced capabilities. From 3D book covers to a eye-catching water reflection effect, you'll discover a range of new things you can create using GIMP.

Access 19 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7

Take your understanding of GIMP to the advanced level

Explore creating 3D book & eBook covers w/ GIMP

Learn how to create a water reflection effect w/ GIMP

Instructor

Born in Los Angeles, Brian Jackson has published well over 100 books in paperback and eBook formats over the past 4 years. Oddly enough this includes eBooks on how to self-publish books and how to create professional looking book covers using the GIMP platform.

Beginner Digital Drawing

This course provides an introduction to both digital drawing using a tablet and the GIMP program. First, you'll take a look at tablet selection and installation and basic GIMP usage. From there, you'll deepen your GIMP understanding of using layers and digital editing. Plus, each section concludes with a workshop to refine your knowledge further.

Access 36 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7

Learn how to draw digital art w/ GIMP & a tablet (not included)

Explore drawing using layers

Dive into digital drawing & editing

Instructor

Born in Los Angeles, Brian Jackson has published well over 100 books in paperback and eBook formats over the past 4 years. Oddly enough this includes eBooks on how to self-publish books and how to create professional looking book covers using the GIMP platform.

GIMP 2.8/2.10 Beginner-Advanced

Learn How to Use GIMP to Create Banners, Book Covers & More

Go from absolute zero to GIMP pro with this comprehensive 10-hour course! Jump in, and you'll go all the way from installing the GIMP software and configuring it to run on Windows, to producing banners, book covers and even memes that you'll display using Facebook and other social media, Wordpress and HTML. What's more, you'll even explore touching up photos and complete each section with a small project to demonstrate your understanding.

Access 156 lectures & 10 hours of content 24/7

Go from beginner to advanced w/ GIMP

Explore producing banners, book covers & even memes w/ GIMP

Deepen your understanding of touching up photos w/ GIMP

Instructor

Born in Los Angeles, Brian Jackson has published well over 100 books in paperback and eBook formats over the past 4 years. Oddly enough this includes eBooks on how to self-publish books and how to create professional looking book covers using the GIMP platform.